Step 2. Foundation & Concealer.
Now my skin was looking plump and dewy like a freshly-bathed babe, on went the full coverage, long-wearing foundation and concealer.
My dry skin usually turns to dust just looking at a matte foundation, but the skin prep turned Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear Foundation SPF15 into more of a satin finish that will still last all day or night.
Same deal with the Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear Concealer for dark circle coverage that won't disappear on sweaty under eyes.
Step 3. Blush & Bronzer.
If the 80s were all about bright blush and the 2000s made bronzer and contour a thing, the 90s didn't care much for the cheeks.
The focus is on the skin and eye makeup, but you can use a touch of bronzer and blush to define and warm the face.
Annabelle applied a matte bronzer as a contour using a fluffy angled brush.
Pro tip: Feel for the little hollow spot just down and in from the middle of your ear where your cheekbone meets your jaw. This is where to pop your contour.
You can use the same brush to apply your blush. Line your index finger up with the middle of your pupil, and then place blush on the cheek and blend upwards along the cheekbone.
We used Lancôme Blush Subtil NEW 2014 for a skin-like finish, but a cream blush like Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear Stick Blush will give you a dewier look.
Step 4. An Easy (& Wearable) Smokey Eye Tutorial.
After years of typing 'how to do a smokey eye' into Google and chickening out, I finally found a doable smokey eye makeup option in this glam grunge 90s makeup look.
Black smokey eye and brown smokey eye looks are classic, but can feel intimidating or even a bit... boring.
How about an electric blue or navy smokey eye?
Or something like terracotta or brick red, or gunmetal greys or a deep eggplant purple?
Annabelle said the trick is to an easy smokey eye is layering your powder eyeshadow on top of a cream eyeshadow in similar shades to build intensity, rather than using several colours and products.
We only used two shadow products for this green smokey eye:
A cream eyeshadow and traditional smokey eyeshadow palette.
Sadly, I found out after the makeup session that the exact khaki eyeshadow stick and eyeshadow palette used on my eyes are set to be discontinued (whyyyyyyy).
You might be able to find the last few units of the Lancôme Ombre Hypnôse Intense 24h Eyeshadow in shade 05 Erika F here and Hypnôse Eyeshadow Palette in 14 Smokey Chic here.
But never fear, because here's exactly how to recreate this smokey eye makeup.
Swipe your chosen cream eyeshadow shade onto the lid - MAKE UP FOR EVER Aqua Resist Smoky Shadow in the shade 4 Jungle is a perfect match for the one used on me.
Blend out using a flat eyeshadow brush. You can leave it as a light wash of colour or repeat until you're happy with the colour.
Look for an eyeshadow palette like Nude by Nature Eyeshadow Trio - 02 Smoky with at least one deeper shade of your chosen colour, and one light metallic shade.
The Lancôme palette used on me had silver, grey and black shades to contrast the green, but you could try Lancôme Hypnôse Eyeshadow Palette 15 Bleu Hypnotique for a blue and gold look, or Eye of Horus Winter Solstice Eyeshadow Palette for a navy or pink-y burgundy.
Apply your deep shadow shade with a small tapered eyeshadow brush, starting from the middle of the eye and working outwards along the lash line before coming back inwards into the eye socket.
Picture making a < and > shape for each eye. use the small brush to run the same shade along the lower lash line.
Blend over the shadows using a very soft fluffy eyeshadow brush - this gets rid of harsh lines and gives the grunge smokey effect.
Watch our YouTube video below (from 1:51) to see these steps done in real time.